A subpanel of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will explore the Energy Department’s (DOE) review process for natural-gas exports during a Tuesday hearing.

The department is considering several applications to expand those exports. Deals with nations that lack a free-trade agreement with the U.S. face more scrutiny than those that have such a pact with the U.S.

Many Republicans, some Democrats and business groups want to boost exports, saying the economic benefits could be substantial.

But some Democrats and manufacturers worry shipping too much abroad could drastically raise domestic prices.

President Obama’s plan would shuttle some federal offshore oil-and-gas revenues into a research fund to spur alternative fuel and vehicle development.

The president pitched the $2 billion proposal in his February State of the Union address and reiterated it Friday in a speech near Chicago. It faces long odds with Republicans, who would want the White House to expand oil-and-gas drilling as a condition for their support.

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Panel topics for the final day include cybersecurity, modernizing the electric grid and adapting to federal policy changes.

Speakers include Tony Clark, commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Lorraine Hariton, special representative of commercial and business affairs with the State Department; and Michael Niggli, president of San Diego Gas & Electric.

The bills are a sign that Senate Democrats will continue a push to strip incentives awarded to the oil-and-gas industry. They, along with Obama, see ending those provisions as a way to bring in more federal revenues.